CVE-2024-53782
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the CMSaccount Photo Video Store WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing actions that lead to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). This affects all WordPress sites running Photo Video Store plugin versions up to and including 21.07. Attackers can inject malicious scripts that execute in administrators' browsers.
💻 Affected Systems
- CMSaccount Photo Video Store WordPress Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could inject persistent XSS payloads that steal administrator credentials, hijack admin sessions, deface websites, or install backdoors when administrators view affected plugin pages.
Likely Case
Attackers create fake requests that trick logged-in administrators into saving malicious JavaScript in plugin settings, leading to XSS execution in admin panels.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF tokens and Content Security Policy (CSP), the attack would fail as unauthorized requests would be rejected and script execution would be blocked.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick authenticated administrators into clicking malicious links while logged into WordPress admin.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 21.07
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Photo Video Store' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update appears, manually download latest version from WordPress.org and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection
WordPressAdd nonce verification to plugin forms to prevent CSRF attacks
Requires code modification: Add wp_nonce_field() and wp_verify_nonce() to plugin forms
Content Security Policy
allImplement CSP headers to block inline script execution
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "script-src 'self'"
Or use WordPress CSP plugin
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the Photo Video Store plugin completely until patched
- Restrict admin panel access to trusted IP addresses only using .htaccess or firewall rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for 'Photo Video Store' version number. If version is 21.07 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name='photo-video-store' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify plugin version shows higher than 21.07. Test admin forms to confirm they include nonce fields.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed admin login attempts followed by successful login
- Unusual POST requests to wp-admin/admin.php?page=photo-video-store
- Administrator accounts accessing suspicious external URLs
Network Indicators:
- Outbound connections to unknown domains from admin sessions
- Unusual referrer headers in admin area requests
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("admin.php?page=photo-video-store" OR "photo-video-store") AND status=200